The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-29
FOREIGN NEWS.
YACATsMEN SURPRISED.


LONDON, Sept. 28.-The yachtsmen
of the Clyde are astounded at the re
suit of yesterdays contest between the
Thistle and Volunteer, and q majority
are Respondent respecting the result of
the series of races. Many blame Cap
tain Barr of the Thistle for standing
too close to land, and claim that it was
by so doing so that he lost yesterdays
race. Captain Campbell Of the yacht
Siren says he remains hopeful of the
result, and claims that the Thistle's
best chances are in an outside ocean
race.
A TRANSPORT WRECKED.
LONDON, Sept. ga Chinese trans
port has been wrecked on one of the
Pescador Islands. Three hundred
soldiers and the captain and crew with
drowned.
INVESTIGATING THE FRONTIER TROU-
BERLIN, Sept. 2S.-The public pros
ecutor at Colmer has made an inquiry
into the circumstances connected with
the shooting affair on the Franco-Ger-
man frontier near Raon-sur-Plaine on
Saturday last and reports that Kauf
mann, the soldier who was detailed to
assist the forest guard in preventing
poaching and who did the shooting,
saw twelve perSodS in the pine forests
on German territory walking in the di-
rection of the French frontier. Kauf-
man called three times for the party to
halt but no attention was paid to his
summons, he fired. Then seeing the
guns loveled at him behind some trees
on the French side of the boundary he
retrealed from his position. One of
the forest guards named was witness
to the whole affair and corrOborateS
Kaufman's statement. Two large
blood spots were found on the French
side some yards from the frontier
which are taken as evidence that Brigon
Jane, the game beater for the French
/ party, who died from his wounds,
dragged himself to the spot after being
wounded and lay there for some time.
No blood marks or footprints were seen
on the German side of the frontier,
there being high growth Of heather
Whereabouts, and owing TO the density
of underground Of brush, and the
trees it would have been impossible for
Kaufman from the spot where he fired
| to have seen the place where the blood
marks were found or TO have shot any
one there. It Is therefore assumed by
the public prosecutor that the shots
were fired and took effect on German
| territory. The North German Gazette
deplores the incident and says: We
must await the result of judicial in
quiry before taking any action in the
matter.
CORK, Sept. 24.-The trial of Mr..
William O'Brien under the crimes act
which was commenced at Mitchelstown
yesterday was concluded to-day. The
accused was found guilty and sentenced
l to three months imprisonment. No
tice of appeal from the judgment OF the
court was given.
FREE SPEECH THROTTLED.
at the opening Of the trial to-day
Mr.. O'Brien, replying to the charge
made against him Of having used sedi-
tious language in public address, de-
/ clared that the court was not compe-
l tent to try him, because it was foreign
1 in its composition to the requirement
l of the British Constitution. At this
i point the Judge stopped Mr.. O'BrieI
saying the discussion of politics would
i not be allowed in the proceedings. Mr.
O'Brien thereupon declared that he was
a chosen representative OF the Irisi
people and would advocate free speech
The court again stopped him.
/ AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS.
| Immediately after sentence had beer
pronounced against Mr.. O'Brien OF
the first charge, he was placed on tria
on the second charge. This was of TIN
he was also found guilty and was sen
D
the term to be concuTred with thu
other. Mr. O'Brien appealed from bot
judgments. and was liberated on bail
, Mr.. John Vaudeville, Chairman of tn
/ ! board of Poor Law Guardians O
3 MitcheltoWn, who was jointly indicte
! with Mr.. O1Brien for using seditiou
: language in speech made on the sam
= occasion as Mr.. O'Brien's, was ais
convicted and sentenced to two months
4 | imprisonment. Mr.. Vaudeville al
8 pealed from the Judgment and was pc
+ mitted TO remain at liberty on ba
t pending the decision Of the appeal. HI
i O'BEien when he emerged from I'll
3 court room after the trial was receive
with an ovation by a large crow
d which had assembled 70 testify the
e approval Of his course.
lei II HONOR OF o'BRIEN.
81 MitcheIIstown is illuminated {